What language or none at all?

Don't know if this is the right place to ask this... But, I would like to create a simple 2D scrolling game for android, and maybe some simple ABC apps for toddlers. I have searched and found some drag - n - drop game designers but they want a few hundred dollars to start.

Some programming friends say "learn Java" others say "Python" the hard core says "C". I'm not looking to make the next Call of Duty, just a simple scroller. I have dabbled in C, but very little.